Nerik
Nerik was a Bronze Age settlement to the north of the Hittite capitals Hattusa and Sapinuwa, probably in the Pontic region. Since 2005–2009, the site of Nerik has been identified as Oymaağaç Höyük, on the eastern side of the Kızılırmak River, 7 km northwest of Vezirköprü.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: human settlement
- Also known as: “Oymaağaç Höyüğü”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Oymaağaç and Avdan.
Oymaağaç
Village
Oymaağaç is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Vezirköprü, Samsun Province, Turkey. Its population is 1,649. The Bronze Age Hittite settlement Nerik is situated near Oymaağaç.
Avdan
Village
Avdan is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Vezirköprü, Samsun Province, Turkey. Its population is 516.
Örencik
Village
Örencik is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Vezirköprü, Samsun Province, Turkey. Its population is 434. Örencik is situated 3 km west of Nerik.
Nerik
- Categories: former settlement, archaeological site, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Vezirköprü İlçesi, Samsun Province, Turkey, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.20772° or 41° 12′ 28″ northLongitude
35.42937° or 35° 25′ 46″ eastOpen location code
8GHQ6C5H+3POpenStreetMap ID
way 233250052OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=moundOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q916681
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Ukrainian—“Nerik” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Nerik”
- Catalan: “Nerik”
- Dutch: “Nerik”
- French: “Nerik”
- Galician: “Nerik”
- German: “Nerik”
- Greek: “Νέρικ”
- Hebrew: “נריק”
- Hungarian: “Nerik”
- Italian: “Nerik”
- Japanese: “ネリク”
- Japanese: “ネリック”
- Lithuanian: “Nerikas”
- Polish: “Nerik”
- Russian: “Нерик”
- Slovenian: “Nerik”
- Spanish: “Nerik”
- Swedish: “Nerik”
- Turkish: “Nerik”
- Turkish: “Oymaağaç Höyük”
- Ukrainian: “Нерік”
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